Local Relations
We at RIKEN Yokohama, as residents in “Yokohama, City of Life Science,” focus on research in life science, and strengthen our relationship with the local community. We make such efforts as education programs in cooperation with the local high schools and universities, joint research programs with other R&D institutions in Kanagawa Prefecture, and outreach activities in which we convey the possibilities in our research findings to the public.
Education
Collaboration with YCU
In collaboration with neighboring Yokohama City University (YCU), RIKEN Yokohama helps foster promising young scientists. RIKEN researchers visit YCU as guest professors and teach students as part of a cooperative graduate school agreement, and YCU graduate students can take advantage of learning opportunities in our research centers based in the Yokohama Campus.
Collaboration with YSFH
RIKEN also contributes to science and technology education for high school students. We have a collaboration and cooperation agreement with the Yokohama City Board of Education, working closely with Yokohama Science Frontier High School (YSFH), which is Kanagawa Prefecture’s first specialized science and mathematics high school. RIKEN researchers act as YSFH science and technology advisors, while YSFH students visit us for facility tours and also assist as volunteers at RIKEN Yokohama’s annual Open Day events. RIKEN Yokohama also runs an exhibition booth at the YSFH’s annual Culture Festival to promote our research activities to the public.
YSFH Culture Fest
Joint Research
Joint Research with Other R&D Institutions
Based on a cooperative research agreement with Kanagawa Prefectural Government, RIKEN works with such other institutions as Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center and Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health so that our research findings rapidly spread among prefectural residents. Joint research themes include technology development for flounder (flatfish) hatcheries and construction of a comprehensive biochemical assay database for internationally standardized prediction of carcinogenic chemicals.
Kanagawa Prefectual Institute of Public Health
Outreach Activities
Local Events
RIKEN Yokohama participates in various events to make people in the local community familiar with science as well as our research findings. Our annual Open Day event and participation in the Yokohama Science Frontier High School (YSFH) Culture Fest and other exhibitions exemplify the above-mentioned local events. We also hold Science Cafés in Yokohama and the surrounding areas, in which RIKEN researchers and the participants talk about science in a casual manner.
BioJapan
Yokohama Health and Productivity Management Accreditation
Yokohama Health and Productivity Management Accreditation (Class AAA)
In January 2019, RIKEN Yokohama was recognized as one of the offices winning the Yokohama Health and Productivity Management Accreditation (Class AAA)
●Certificate of the Yokohama Health and Productivity Management (Image: PDF 504KB)